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  Mamata Banerjee targets BJP: Will act against communal riots

  Politics | August 13, 2014 11:46 IST

  Kolkata: Targeting the BJP without naming it, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said some political parties were trying to cause a communal divide in the state and warned that her party will take

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  Confidence of Muslims in BJP increasing, says Najma Heptulla

  Politics | July 20, 2014 12:44 IST

  Hyderabad: Union Minister Najma Heptulla claims that confidence of Muslims in BJP is increasing because of its “development-for-all” agenda, as she expressed optimism that “vote-bank politics” syndrome will now be a thing of the past.“Muslims

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  'Politics of hatred' dangerous for society: Azam Khan

  Politics | July 07, 2014 12:55 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Mohd Azam Khan today alleged that BJP was indulging in “politics of hatred” and termed the sort of politics as “dangerous for the country and the society”.“Dalits are being provoked

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  Marathas, Muslims to get education, job quotas in Maharashtra

  India | June 26, 2014 9:34 IST

  Mumbai: The Maratha and Muslim communities in Maharashtra will now get reservations in jobs and education in government and semi-government sectors with immediate effect, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan announced here Wednesday.While the politically influential Marathas

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  Muslims will soon give nod to Ram temple in Ayodhya, says VHP

  India | June 09, 2014 8:57 IST

  New Delhi: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday said it was hopeful that the Muslim community will give up its opposition to the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya."We firmly believe the Muslim community will

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  India's Muslims welcome Modi's gesture to Pakistan

  India | May 25, 2014 8:25 IST

  New Delhi: India's Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi's gesture of inviting Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to his swearing-in ceremony has raised hopes of a long-lasting peace between the arch rivals among Muslims of this country.In

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  Muslims in Aap Ki Adalat appeal to Modi to set up committee to resolve issues

  Politics | May 25, 2014 7:02 IST

  New Delhi: Several top representatives from Muslim community have appealed to Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi to set up a single high-powered committee to resolve crucial issues relating to minorities. Participating in Rajat Sharma's show Aap

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  Azam says Muslims contributed to Modi's victory, proved they are secular

  Politics | May 19, 2014 16:04 IST

  Rampur (UP): Suggesting that Muslims have contributed to Narendra Modi's victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, SP leader Azam Khan, who had indulged in a vitriolic attack on the BJP leader, said they had

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  Modi will take along Muslims, neighbours: Pakistani daily

  World | May 18, 2014 14:02 IST

  Islamabad: Given Narendra Modi's substantial experience as chief minister, it is unlikely that he will overtly antagonise either India's sizeable Muslim minority, or its neighbours, a Pakistani daily said.The Bharatiya Janata Party also has a

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  Good governance will bring Muslims closer to us: Shah

  Politics | May 13, 2014 23:10 IST

  New Delhi: BJP's Uttar Pradesh in-charge Amit Shah today expressed the hope that if the NDA comes to power, its good governance will bring BJP closer to Muslims, who, he said, have maintained a distance

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  MRM to appeal Muslims in Varanasi to vote for Modi

  India | May 06, 2014 15:54 IST

  Vadodara: At least 75 members of Gujarat unit of Muslim Rashtriyaa Manch (MRM) have left the state to reach Varanasi tomorrow to appeal the minority community to vote for BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. 

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  Assam Killings: Relatives agree to cremate Baksa victims

  India | May 04, 2014 21:37 IST

  New Delhi: The relatives of those killed in the targetted attacks by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbhijit faction) militants in Assam's Baksa district have finally agreed to perform their last rites.This agreement was

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  Conduct DNA test of Muslims who don't vote for SP: Azmi

  India | May 02, 2014 10:37 IST

  Mumbai: In controversial comments, Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi has said that Muslims who do not vote for his party are not "true Muslims".Agencies reported that at an election rally in support of SP

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  Give BJP a chance, Rajnath to Muslims

  India | April 27, 2014 23:29 IST

  Lucknow: BJP national president Rajnath Singh today appealed to Muslims to give the saffron party a chance while accusing political opponents of creating fear of it among the community members.  “Political opponents have been

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  Muslims get frightened on hearing Modi's name, Nitish tells Bihar rally

  Politics | April 16, 2014 18:58 IST

  Bhagalpur: A day after BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi held rally in minority-dominated Bhagalpur, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today hit at his rival saying the minority Muslim community are “frightened” hearing his name.“Minority

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  Let Muslims carry 'Quran' in one hand and 'computer' in the other, Modi tells Rajat Sharma in 'Aap Ki Adalat'

  Politics | April 15, 2014 12:22 IST

  New Delhi: In a spirited defence of his decision not to wear skull cap offered by an Imam, Narendra Modi , BJP's prime ministerial candidate, has clearly said that wearing skull cap has nothing to

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  Modi woos Muslims with 'sabka saath, sabka vikas' slogan

  Politics | February 08, 2014 14:03 IST

  Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Friday reached out to the Muslim community by attending a conclave organised by its business representatives as he called for creating a healthy society by brining all groups together

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  Muslims in Kerala celebrate Bakrid

  India | October 16, 2013 12:14 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Muslims in Kerala celebrated Eid-ul-Azha, the festival of sacrifice, with hundreds of faithful thronging mosques and specially arranged Idgahs for the morning prayers in towns and villages across the state.Giving out the Eid message,

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  Buddhist mobs kill 1, torch 70 homes in Myanmar

  World | October 01, 2013 18:14 IST

  Thandwe, Myanmar: President Thein Sein traveled to Myanmar's conflict-torn west today as a new spate of sectarian violence gripped the state of Rakhine, with police saying Buddhist rioters killed a 94-year-old Muslim woman and torched

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  Terrorists in Kenya mall used new tactic to spare some Muslims

  World | September 30, 2013 9:38 IST

  Nairobi: The turbaned gunmen who infiltrated Nairobi's Westgate mall arrived with a set of religious trivia questions: As terrified civilians hid in toilet stalls, behind mannequins, in ventilation shafts and underneath food court tables, the